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Section B Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Cretinous

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Stupid

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Corroborate

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Confirm a statement

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Futile

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A pointless effort

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Trite

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An unoriginal it full idea

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to understand or interpret

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Incessant

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Never-stopping

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Abhorrent

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Inspiring disgust and hatred

‘Animal cruelty is abhorrent to me’

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Repugnant

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Extremely distasteful, unacceptable

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Sublime

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Very excellent or beautiful

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Majestic

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Impressive beauty or size

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Exquisite

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Extremely beautiful and delicate

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Ghastly

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Causing great horror or fear

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Harrowing

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Very upsetting

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Execrable

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Extremely bad or unpleasant

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Zealous

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Being very enthusiastic

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Aberration

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Something that is unusual

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Alacritous

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Lively

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Brazen

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Bold

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Callous

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Harsh, cold

‘Her callous attitude towards her lover shocked everyone’

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Fractious

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Annoying and irritable

22
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Furtive

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Secretive/sly

23
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Baleful

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Threatening to harm/ having a destructive effect

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Evasive

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To avoid committing yourself with learning things about yourself or try to escape something

‘I was evasive about giving out my phone number’

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Disingenuous

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Not sincere

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